Planning application
Michaelmas Cottage 61 Freehold Street Lower Heyford OX25 5NT
Works: Trees
Permission granted. Work must normally begin within three years of the decision or the permission lapses.
Proposal
2 Fir trees - one without any new leaves for the last year (number 1 on the sketch), one with foliage that significantly thinned over the last year (number 2 on the sketch). We are advised that both are now a potential danger to nearby telephone and power lines and thus should be cut down.
As published by the council, reference 25/03073/TCA
Application record
- Reference
- 25/03073/TCA
- Type
- Works To Trees In Conservation Area
- Status
- Application Permitted
- Decision
- Permitted
- Received
- 25 Nov 2025
- Validated
- 25 Dec 2025
- Decided
- 2 Feb 2026
- Ward
- Fringford And Heyfords
- Parish
- Lower Heyford
- Postcode
- OX25 5NT
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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25 Nov 2025
Received by Cherwell
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25 Dec 2025
Validated
Checked as complete and ready for consideration.
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2 Feb 2026
Decision issued: Permitted
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11 Aug 2026
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Documents
Plans, drawings, consultee responses and the officer's report
9 documents on file for this application
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Open the documentsWhat this grant of permission means
Cherwell granted permission on 2 February 2026, subject to any conditions on the decision notice. Work must normally begin within three years or the permission lapses. More in our guide to what happens after a planning decision.
About tree works applications
Applications for works to trees cover protected trees: consent under a tree preservation order, or six weeks notice for trees in a conservation area. More in our guide to planning application types.
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